Is Stuzzicheria Stuck?
Back in late August, New York magazine’s fall preview reported that Paul di Bari, executive chef at the Flatiron’s Bar Stuzzichini*, was shooting for a November opening for a restaurant called Stuzzicheria in the old Province space (Church and Walker). Thirty “seldom-seen Italian tapas” were to be on the menu. Given that construction seems to have halted mid-demolition, we’re […]
2009 Buy-Local Gift Guide: Harrison, Worth, and Leonard
It's never too late to start being nice: After all, you might get loot from Tama, Capucine, Cass Lilien, Sasha Wolf Gallery, Farinella Bakery, or Euphoria Spa.
Art in Your Cart
Art lovers—and the people who love them—should definitely check out the Art Production Fund‘s pop-up shop in Soho. It’s selling some really cool stuff, including the latest batch of artist-designed beach towels (you may recall them from when they were sold at Target). The towels—this year’s are by Peter Doig, Elizabeth Peyton, and Yoshitomo Nara—are […]
Newsletter: Dec. 14
Buy-Local Gift Guide to West Broadway • Welcome: Hudson & Broad • Champagne! • Tribeca in 1763 • The doomed W subway line • And more
News Roundup: Marley and Me
ARChive of Contemporary Music's sale • Burlesque report • Grown & Sewn holiday party • Tribeca Cinema Kids Club • Barry Skolnick moving
2009 Buy-Local Gift Guide: West Broadway
The best of Balloon Saloon, Lance Lappin, Boomerang Toys, J. Crew Liquor Store, Stella, Disrespectacles, A Uno, Calypso, Ace Hardware, Babesta Threads, Sweet Lily, and more....
One out of 400
Ever wondered what Tribeca looked like in 1763? A drawing from the new book "New York 400" offers a clue—just pay no attention to the palm tree....
News Roundup: Starts with a T
Is the W subway line doomed? • Anthrax scare at the WFC • Street construction update • An in-depth look at Triburbia (from 2006) • And more
One Fizzy Evening
When Keri Kunzle of Maslow 6 invited me to attend one of the store's autumn seminars, I couldn't resist the class devoted to Champagne—a beverage that I owned a lot of but knew only a little about.
Welcome to the ‘Hood: Hudson & Broad
Filled with appealing displays, Hudson & Broad looks like somewhere you might enjoy browsing—and it is, as long as you know going in that what’s being sold are the displays themselves. A couple of weeks ago, co-founder Tom Conley showed me around the space, which was pretty raw at that point. What’s more, it’s huge: […]
Party at Damon’s!
Damon Dash has opened an underground—literally and figuratively—music club in his office's basement. Playing tonight: Darlings and These Are Powers.
Newsletter: Dec. 11
Updates to the Buy-Local Gift Guide • The new bar coming to Grace • Comings and goings • Steals and deals • The weekend's movies









I think you would feel differently if your private moments with your children were being surveilled and photographed. People shouldn't... — Fiona / Giving new meaning to nosy neighbor
Truly sad. Got our son's first "Tribeca Cool Kids" clothes there 15 years ago (on sale!) and they couldn't have... — Downtown Dad Again / Koh’s Kids on Greenwich has closed
The graffiti in question looks very similar to the same outside of Target (on the never-ending construction barriers) which questioned... — Downtown Dad Again / Tribeca-branded graffiti on West Broadway
Our apartment was inside the "frozen zone" and when we were finally able to return to it in mid-October, I... — Makes You Go Hmmmm.... / A documentary honors the work of the Sanitation Department after 9/11
I was shocked when I was walking around Tribeca. I've been living away, so coming back now and seeing so... — Van / Starbucks at West Broadway and Chambers will close tomorrow
Or make it a mall of counterfeiters, like a Needle Park or, better yet, the modern-day Essex Market of counterfeiting.... — James Bogardus / Tribeca-branded graffiti on West Broadway
The Starbucks on Chambers and W. Broadway is definitely popular and it's situated in a dream spot considering the subway... — Jslv / Starbucks at West Broadway and Chambers will close tomorrow